Tropical Andes, South America
Spans 1,542,644 km
The Tropical portion of the Andes Mountains
Countries:
Western Venezuela to northern Chile and Argentina
Includes large portions of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia
The different vegetations correspond to gradients in altitude:
Tropical wet and moist forests- 500-1,500 m in altitude
Cloud forests- 800-3,500 m in altitude
Grassland and scrubland systems- 3,500-4,800 m in altitude
Spans 1,542,644 km
The Tropical portion of the Andes Mountains
Countries:
Western Venezuela to northern Chile and Argentina
Includes large portions of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia
The different vegetations correspond to gradients in altitude:
Tropical wet and moist forests- 500-1,500 m in altitude
Cloud forests- 800-3,500 m in altitude
Grassland and scrubland systems- 3,500-4,800 m in altitude